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Bacterial Contamination of Anaesthetists' Hands by Personal Mobile Phones Used in the Operating Theatre

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Medical University Innsbruck
Information provided by:	Medical University Innsbruck
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00416936

Purpose

The use of mobile phones in the operating room (OR) has become widespread, because of the lack of reports on serious problems. Since mobile phones are used in close body contact and since, as for most non-medical electronic equipment, there are no cleaning guidelines that meet hospital standards, the hygiene risk involved in using mobile phones in the OR has not yet been determined.

Condition
Environmental Microbiology Equipment Contamination Personnel, Hospital

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Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Longitudinal, Defined Population, Prospective Study

Further study details as provided by Medical University Innsbruck:

Estimated Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	January 2007
Study Completion Date:	February 2007

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Anaesthetist working in the OR

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00416936

Locations

Austria
University Hospital Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria, 6020

Sponsors and Collaborators

Medical University Innsbruck

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Arnulf Benzer, MD	Medical University Innsbruck
Study Director:	Arnulf Benzer, MD	Medical University Innsbruck

More Information

Publications:

Klein AA, Djaiani GN. Mobile phones in the hospital--past, present and future. Anaesthesia. 2003 Apr;58(4):353-7. Review.

Soto RG, Chu LF, Goldman JM, Rampil IJ, Ruskin KJ. Communication in critical care environments: mobile telephones improve patient care. Anesth Analg. 2006 Feb;102(2):535-41.

Smith MA, Mathewson JJ, Ulert IA, Scerpella EG, Ericsson CD. Contaminated stethoscopes revisited. Arch Intern Med. 1996 Jan 8;156(1):82-4.

Study ID Numbers:	AB_12_12_2006
Study First Received:	December 27, 2006
Last Updated:	May 16, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00416936
Health Authority:	Austria: Ethikkommission

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009